Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Cui Geng felt a little awkward seeing that the authors of the inspiration class were like chickens waiting to be fed, eager to obtain some knowledge about creation from him.

That was because he did not know what to say!

He could also talk about traditional online literature.

However, all the authors who came to the inspiration class had good results in traditional online literature. Each of them had a set of unique skills.

Cui Geng's experience was more than enough to teach ordinary authors who did not have much results. However, the authors in the inspiration class were about the same level. What was the point of teaching?

What's more, these authors wanted to listen to Cui Geng's mental journey of creating 'Successor'. They wanted to know how to write it so that they could obtain the opportunity to change the copyright.

After all, they were all reputable authors. How many of them came to the inspiration class to slack off? They were all aiming for the copyright to be adapted.

Take Cui Geng for example. The success of the adaptation of 'Successor' could not only increase the popularity of the entire story by several dimensions, but the income of this episode would also give him a considerable share.

That would earn much more than him writing a regular web novel!

Under the stimulation of fame and fortune, these authors looked at Cui Geng with admiration, as if they were looking at a living God of Fortune.

However, the problem was that Cui Geng himself could not explain it clearly!

Cui Geng coughed awkwardly. "Ahem, erm, to be honest, I have nothing much to say."

"Everyone has successful works. Everyone's writing skills are different from everyone's. My experience might not be suitable for everyone."

"What's more, I obtained 'Successor' by chance. I wrote it on my own and did not have much expectations after writing it. If Boss Pei had not said that this could be adapted, I would have thrown it aside long ago…"

Cui Geng spoke his mind very honestly, but the authors did not believe him at all.

"Wow, you've become arrogant! You've written such a successful work on your first try? Let me tell you, you would have been arrested if it's not because it's currently not illegal to be so arrogant!"

"Is that 110? Report, someone is being a snub here. I can't control the situation!"

"Old Cui, don't be so humble. Is this the time to be humble? What did you say when we went to the internet cafe together to play games? We can enjoy blessings and endure hardships together. When we become rich, we can't forget to bring our brothers along. Have you forgotten?"

"Yes, don't be humble. Speak whatever you have to say!"

The authors were still unwilling to let him off.

Obviously, no one believed that Cui Geng was just being humble.

Cui Geng was helpless. No one would believe him in this day and age!

It was all those pretentious idiots' fault. What was the point of showing off for no reason? It caused the trust cost of the entire society to increase. People who were honest would not be trusted.

He had no choice but to say something casually.

Cui Geng tried hard to recall the motive and inspiration he had for creating 'Successor'. He really did remember something.

At that thought, he nodded. "Alright, I'll briefly explain."

The authors became excited when they heard that Cui Geng wanted to teach.

The inspiration class was not lacking in anything. There were large conference tables and a film studio. Since there were too many people, the large conference table could not accommodate so many people. Thus, everyone decided to go to the film studio.

Once he opened it, he would give Cui Geng a microphone and turn it into a lecture venue.

Cui Geng was a little helpless seeing this. However, what else could he do? Tell him!

In any case, he just had to tell them the process of the birth of 'Successor' in detail. It would be up to the other authors to understand.

"We have to start from the morning after the inspiration class was established."

"At that time, Boss Pei came to inspect. After rejecting several of my creative directions, he gave me a clear path…"

Cui Geng spoke tirelessly about his conversation with Boss Pei.

At that time, his first choice was to write a fanfiction about Mission and Choice. His second choice was to write stories about the traditional domestic IPs that GOG had bought. In the end, Boss Pei rejected all of them.

Boss Pei had given him a path: to write about the superhero theme of Hurricane Comics Company!

Cui Geng felt that this was unrealistic at all. Superheroes were the playground of the top two comic companies in the United States. Only they could play it well because it was a theme rooted in the Western liberal culture.

All in all, the path that Boss Pei had pointed out looked like a dead end.

However, Boss Pei said something: A superhero theme that only targeted domestic readers might not necessarily fail!

What's more, Boss Pei also said why did he have to make the readers like these superheroes? They could also write these superheroes to death or suffer a fate worse than death. In any case, the readers would not like those superheroes. Wouldn't that give you more room to show off?

It was precisely these two requirements that drove Cui Geng to analyze Boss Pei's deeper demands and finally finalize the 'anti superhero theme'. That was how the story of 'Successor' came about.

The authors below the stage nodded repeatedly.

There was actually such a complicated story behind 'Successor'?

According to Cui Geng, the story of 'Successor' had never been his first choice, but his third choice! It was Boss Pei who had insisted that Cui Geng write this direction that led to 'Successor'.

If Boss Pei had not intervened, Cui Geng would probably have been writing the same person as Mission and Choice.

Of course, the same person in Mission and Choice might not necessarily not be successful. They might even obtain the opportunity to adapt and appear as the downloadable content of Mission and Choice.

However, that way, the work 'Successor' would not have appeared.

Comparatively, 'Successor' was obviously more successful because it had created a new IP and was not attached to the existing IP of Mission and Choice.

The authors in the front row looked obviously disappointed.

After so long, it turned out that the theme of 'Successor' was decided by Boss Pei?

A large part of the success of this story was due to Boss Pei!

However, such treatment was not common. As a veteran author and the first batch of members to join the inspiration class, Cui Geng could obtain Boss Pei's guidance. No one else could!

There would be no reference at all.

As if reading the thoughts of these authors, Cui Geng changed the topic. "However, after this period of reflection and analysis, I suddenly gained something. I have a deeper understanding of the creative direction and creative concepts that Boss Pei encouraged!"

"I can share this with everyone."

The authors in the audience perked up again.

Good! This was the essence!

Everyone might not be able to obtain Boss Pei's guidance but Cui Geng's analysis, interpretation, and transmission of Boss Pei's creative ideas were equivalent to obtaining Boss Pei's guidance!

As long as they followed Boss Pei's train of thought and created it, the content would definitely meet Tengda's adaptation standards!

Cui Geng smiled and said, "I think that the three revised works were not randomly selected by Boss Pei. Instead, they represent the two creative directions that Boss Pei encouraged."

"The first is something like 'Eternal Reincarnation' and 'Executer Academy'. They are based on Tengda's existing IP content and derive the theme from other fields."

"Novels, games, comics, and different art forms would cross over. It would be very meaningful to expand Tengda's cultural industry."

"Of course, this is simple gameplay. There should be many authors choosing this path in the future inspiration class, so the competition will be more intense. Only better works can be adapted."

"The second type is the type of 'Successor'. Considering that Boss Pei personally guided me before, it's obvious that he's more inclined to this creative direction."

"Simply put, this direction is to establish the traditional cultural heritage and social phenomenon of our countrymen and create works that fit the taste and preferences of young people!"

"There are two key elements here, neither of which can be missing."

"If it is only based on traditional cultural heritage and social phenomena, but is not in line with the taste and preferences of young people, it would become empty preaching and cannot be spread widely."

"What's more, we have to be upright and clear about our positioning. We are not traditional writers. We have to ensure that young people can read and even enjoy what we write. On this basis, we can pursue other things."

"If you don't base yourself on traditional cultural heritage and social phenomena, but blindly cater to the taste of young people, you might fall into a situation where the content is empty."

"Of course, this is not a problem for ordinary web novels. After all, we can earn royalties. However, for the inspiration class, it would require a lot of investment to adapt it into other genres. Only works with rich connotations would need to use such a huge amount of resources to adapt it."

"'Successor' just so happens to fit these two points. That's why there's a possibility of a change in reputation in the end."

"Everyone, you have to pay attention to something else. If these two works fit the bill at the same time, people's first impression of them might be that they are not popular or likable."

"On one hand, it's because it's difficult to balance the two. On the other hand, it's because the cultural invasion of the Western world is all-encompassing and subtle. Many of our habits might have been changed subconsciously. No one thinks that there's anything wrong with it."

"At that time, a work portrays a content that is completely different from what people think. It will definitely cause these people to resist and oppose it."

"Just like the content described in 'Successor', how many people would have thought that it was reasonable if not for the election results of Yuklaia? They were all scolding it, saying that it was deliberately discrediting."

"Therefore, as long as everyone chooses this path, no matter how many people were not optimistic at the beginning, they must persevere."

"Everyone must believe that as long as we persevere on this path, Boss Pei will believe it even if no one thinks highly of it. As long as Boss Pei thinks highly of it, the work will be adapted and will definitely succeed!"